Bios

Gary Sieli

Originally from Brooklyn NY, relocated to NJ in 1979. Playing guitar for 50 years, in and out of various rock bands. Prior to joining 3 Chord Symphony.

 Joe Bongiovi

Joe’s musical aspirations began at the age of 6 when he would sneak his father’s drums out. He began to dabble with guitar at around the age of 13, playing along with his favorite bands like the Beatles and CCR. While teaching himself guitar, Joe began taking private trumpet lessons for about three years, but gravitated back to the guitar. From ages 15 through 19, Joe studied classical guitar and then began playing in rock bands, joining Paul. The two of them have played on and off together for over 35 years.

 Paul Nolan

Paul has played with various groups with Joe over the years, and enjoys a wide variety of music. He started playing guitar at 16 and remembers the first song he learned was "Rocky Raccoon" by the Beatles (the guitar was borrowed from his friend Jim). Paul strives to be versatile enough to play several different styles of guitar.

 Lou Perillo

Lou is the newest member of the 3 Chord Symphony. Lou has decades of experience playing in various bands including Alter Ego and The Carnival Dogs. He is a major asset to the band and we  are excited to have him as a full-time member of 3 Chord Symphony.

Tom McCarthy

When not doing math problems just for the heck of it or playing Asteroids (or any pinball machine put in front of him) for hurs on a single quarter, Tom was listening to music in his early youth, playing piano and singing in various school functions before the age of 10. He continued to play keyboards and sing until his mid-teens, when everything changed. A next-door neighbor was moving, and left behind (or unloaded?) a modest, rag-tag mixed bag of drum gear that was eventually cobbled together to form a drum kit. Three continuous days of thunderous noise followed, until the Rolling Stones' "Emotional Rescue" played over the modest Sony boom box in the basement. As Charlie Watts thumped out the four-on-the-floor bass drum and eighth notes on the high hat, mixing in snare drum shots in the intro, Tom followed along in a frighteningly exact note-for-note cadence and said to himself, "I can do this..." Over a quarter century later, and through about a dozen or so "musical groups," many of which never saw the light of day beyond a basement or practice studio, he has become the last member of the group to stumble upon this little rock-and-roll outfit, and everything's all right...don'tcha know...